The pye Surname
pye Name Meaning and History
- English: from Middle English, Old French pie, pye ‘magpie’ (Latin pica), applied as a nickname for a talkative or thievish person. The modern English name of the bird, not found before the 17th century, is from the earlier dialect term maggot-pie, formed by the addition of Mag, Maggot, pet forms of the female personal name Margaret.
- Welsh: variant of Pugh.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Charles Pye | Robert Pye | 3 |
| Frederick and Laura Pye, Philadelphia |
 CarolMWL
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| Samuel And Florence Pye |
twopyes
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| Pye family |
JD9377
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| William G Pye |
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| William G Pye |
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| James Henry Pye |
nealpye
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| Allen Pye/Margaret (Peggy) Hopper |
jwilliams61
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| Black Pyes??? |
mdavis313
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| Original nationality of Pye's | Albert E. Pye, PhD | 28 |
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